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Not sure whether to pull out....a
perviously posted after a coal mine entry was discovered in the next door neighbours garden, we have since had a review by the coal board who are relaxed about the very low risk of it causing any problems and reassure us that if needed the legislation regarding subsidence is good and easy to use. I thought we'd be :j About…
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Legal status of Agent when Landlord Changes
I understand that if someone buys a tenanted property then the tenancy continues on the same terms and the new owner inherits all LL obligations under the contract. However, what about any contract between the previous LL and an Agent. For example if the tenancy was "fully managed" and if there were cancellation terms/…
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Buying: can I get money back from solicitors if they did their jobs wrong?
Four years ago I bought a flat in a converted Grade 2 listed building in Brighton. It had recently been converted by the previous owners from a studio to a 1 bedroom. Now I'm selling it and it has become apparent that the previous owners did not get the required listed building permission to do the conversion. As a first…
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New to House Rennovation
Hi I was wondering if I could please get some advise before my husband and I begin a renovation project with my brother. My husband was made redundant about 20 months ago as a Pharmacist and spent a year looking for a job. It was difficult to get a permanent job so he decided to learn trade. He went on various training…
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Take a Landlord through small claims? Advice please?
Hi all, Hopefully someone can advise on what can be done next. Apologies it's quite a lengthy post but thought the more detail the better. OH rented a property that he vacated in December. There’s a couple of issues he’s now facing with the landlord a) not returning his deposit and b) not returning overpaid rent. The issue…
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Why so many flats are sold as shared ownership?
I have seen many flats/houses [mainly 1-2 bedrooms] are advertised as 25-50% shared ownership in RightMove. Why is so? Who owns the other share of the property? Is it possible to pay full price to "eliminate" other shareholder altogether?
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Buying 100% of shared ownership property or not
My husband and I bought 40% (60k) of shared ownership 2-bed property in 2006. We had a young family and this was all we could afford at the time. Over the past couple of years, we have been able to overpay on our mortgage in an attempt to bring our overall mortgage debt down (40k outstanding). The rent has steadily…
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Advice please, sellers want 24 hours to move out after completion!
Hi, we're buying our first house and exchanged contracts last week and agreed a completion date for tomorrow. Last night the seller rang us and said he had a favour to ask... could we complete as planned but allow him 2 more days to move out. We discussed it and rang him back to say we couldn't do that as we have things in…
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How will being a Guarantor affect me?
I have a very good credit score, and have been renting for the past 5 years. Never missed a rent payment, or any other bills etc. My sister wants to get her own place (renting) but needs a Guarantor, as her credit rating isn't good. I'm more than happy to do this, as I 100% trust her not to get into arrears, and even if…
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Can I ask estate agents to change locks
Hello I am currently in the final stages of purchasing my first house and wanted to know what my rights are to having the locks in the property changed before we exchange? The reasons for wanting this to happen is due to the previous tenant being an alcoholic and for safety reasons do not want him returning and allowing…
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Joint mortage question
I am looking at purchasing a property to share with my partner. As things stand we are looking at a joint mortage. However, we are in completely different positions financially. I have a sizeable deposit in the region of six figure deposit. My partner does not currently have any money available to make a contribution to…
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Ground floor flat or 2nd floor - which one?
We have viewed two flats - exactly the same layout however torn between the two: First floor flat - pro: 1.5m/1.5m private patio area, at the back of the flat so don't hear as much traffic (only the cars in the car park) bad points, the patio area backs onto the flat car park, have to keep blinds shut so not looked in at,…
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Will this ruling strike fear in all Buy to Let landlords owning leasehold flats?
This recent judgement should strike fear in the hearts of all Buy to Let landlords of leasehold flats who do not take all reasonable steps to keep the building in good repair. Taking all reasonable steps includes resorting to legal action against the freeholder if necessary. Tenants can now sue the landlord for…
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Can I talk directly to the seller
We're in the process of buying a house. It's 150 miles from where we live now, and we're trying to arrange a completion date. We're pretty flexible within reason, and the seller seems to be too. We'd been working to a mid-August date, but only came to light a couple of days ago that the seller was working to a mid-June…
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unusual house description!!!
It's American but still made me :rotfl: http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1217-Marion-St-Dunmore-PA-18509/9559446_zpid/
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Who pays for damp and timber report ?
Hi, So, mortgage underwritten. Valuation done and that is ok. However lender has asked for damp and timber report before sending offer. General consensus is that fee free companies will 'find' work and genuinely independent surveyors with no interest in gaining work from report are about 400 quid. In these instances is it…
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FTB Questions - Help/Guidance appreciated
Hi all, I hope I'm in the right place here and I hope someone may be able to help/provide some advice if possible. Just to give an overview of my current situation: I work in Hampshire and rent a room and my partner works in Birmingham and lives with her parents. We're both in our early 20's and want to buy a property and…
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Joint tenancy in fixed term - one tenant vacated without notice
Hello, I am hoping that an experienced Landlord or property expert who has knowledge of this situation can help. The situation is that 4 months into a 6 month fixed term joint AST (England), I have just been informed by joint tenant 1 that joint tenant 2 has already left and that tenant 1 has already found a replacement…
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gifting plot to children
Hi All I am new to this site and not sure if this is the right place to post but here goes! We (husband & I) have a plot of land with a two storey shed on it that has been valued at 200K, with planning permission to turn the shed into a one bedroom house. We would like our four adult children to benefit equally from this…
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Vendor passed away after exchange
Sadly my seller passed away after exchange I'm not sure when but in last 2.5 wks, I found out at 530pm tonight, I'm due to complete Friday and selling same day already exchanged. I believe for the place I'm buying my seller was power of attorney her son. Estate agent of seller thinks it will be ok, but my solicitor waiting…
